Football: Serie A champions-elect Inter Milan held to 1-1 draw at Spezia

Spezia denied runaway Serie A leaders Inter Milan victory on Wednesday, withstanding a second-half onslaught to hold on for a 1-1 draw. Diego Farias gave the hosts a 12th-minute lead - Ivan Perisic put Inter on level terms in the 39th. Inter had two late efforts ruled out for marginal offside calls while Lautaro Martinez was twice denied by the woodwork. After their 11-match win streak came to an end with Sunday's 1-1 draw at Napoli, another relative failure for Nerazzurri. Maybe the European Super League controversy is taking its toll.